The victims and surgeons involved in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history speak about their experiences. Erin Guy reports.

The victims and surgeons involved in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history speak about their experiences. Erin Guy reports.

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Updated: 1:48 PM EDT Jun 14, 2016

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WEBVTT IT WAS SO COMPELLING TO HEAR.NOT ONLY DO VICTIMS COME UP WITHTHE SURGEONS AS WELL.ERIN: AFTER DAYS OF HEARINGABOUT THE KILLER IN THISHORRIFIC MASSACRE, WE AREFINALLY HEARING FROM HEROES ANDA SURVIVOR.IN A NEWS CONFERENCE THAT JUSTWRAPPED UP A FEW MINUTES AGO, WEHEARD FROM EIGHT DOCTORS AND ONEPATIENT, STILL TRAUMATIZED BYTHE EVENTS OF SUNDAY MORNING.HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED WHEN IWALKED IN THE ROOM.[APPLAUSE]-- THEY WALKED IN THE ROOM.ERIN AS EACH DOCTOR AND THEPATIENT WALKED IN THE ROOM,FILLED WITH MEDIA FROM AROUNDTHE WORLD, THEY APPLAUDED.THEY WANTED TO THANK THE PEOPLEOF WORK SO HARD LAST FEW DAYS.THERE WAS ONE PATIENT, ANGELCOLON, WHO SHARED HIS HORRIFICSTORY.ANGEL SAYS IT ALL STARTED WITH AFUN NIGHT IN THE CLUB, THEN ALLTHE OF THE SUDDEN THEY HEARD ALOUD NOISE, AND HE WAS SHOT.>> I WAS SHOT THREE TIMES ANDFELL DOWN.I TRIED TO GET BACK UP, BUT , EVERYONE STARTED RUNNINGEVERYWHERE, I GOT TRAMPLED.I COULD SEE HIM SHOOTING ATEVERYONE.AND I CAN HEAR THE SHOTGUN, ANDI LOOK OVER, AND HE SHOOTS THEGIRL NEXT TO ME.AND I THINKING, I AM DONE.I AM NEXT.I AM DEAD.I DON'T KNOW HOW, BUT BY THEGLORY OF GOD, HE SHOOTS START MYHEAD, BUT HITS MY HAND.AND HE SHOOTS AGAIN, AND IT'STHE SIDE OF MY HEAD.I HAD NO REACTION.I WAS PREPARED TO STAY THERE SOHE WOULDN'T KNOW I WAS ALIVEERIN: IT WAS A POLICE OFFICERWHO FOUND HIM ALIVE.HE HAS CUTS ALL OVER HIM, BUT HEIS SO GRATEFUL TO THE POLICEOFFICER.AS YOU CAN SEE, HE IS DOING MUCHBETTER BUT HAS A LONG ROAD AHEADOF HIM.THERE WERE ALSO SEVERAL TRAUMADOCTORS AND NURSES ON HAND,CALLING SUNDAY MORNING A SURREALEXPERIENCE.AND THE WORST TRAGEDY THEY COULDHAVE IMAGINED.THEY DESCRIBED HOW VICTIMS WITHGUNSHOT WOUNDS WERE BEING LINEDIN THE HALLWAYS OF THE HOSPITALBEING DROPPED OFF IN DROVES., >> WE HAD PATIENTS IN EVERYCORNER. WE SAW A WHOLE GAMUT OF WOUNDS,TO THE EXTREMITIES, THE CHEST,THE PELVIS.AS IF THEY WERE SHOT FROM BELOW.WHICH HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY SOMEPEOPLE.